Adalbert josephson



A. JUSEPHSUN.

FOLDING BOX.

(Application filed Oct. 12, 1898.)

No. 620,7". Patented Mar. 7, I899.

{Nu Model.)

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ATTORNEYS.

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ADALBERT J OSEPHSON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

FOLDING BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 620,711, dated March 7,1899.

Application filed October 12, 1898.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, ADALBERT J OSEPHSON, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of New York, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Folding Boxes, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying draw- 1ngs.

This'invention relates to folding boxes, and has for its object toprovide a folding paper box which is simple in construction andeconomical to manufacture.

A further object is to construct a folding paper box which when closedand locked cannot be opened nor the contents be tampered with or removedwithout detection.

. To this end the invention consists of a folding box constructedsubstantially as herein described, and defined in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the blank,illustrating the manner in which the same is cut and creased preparatoryto being folded and locked. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the boxpartly folded. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the box folded andlocked. Fig. 4 is a central transverse section on the line 4 i of Fig.3; and Fig. 5 is a vertical longitudinal section of one end of thefolded and locked box on the line 5 5 of Fig. 3, showing detail ofconstruction.

Similar letters refer to like parts throughout the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, the blank illustrated in Fig. 1 is cut frompaper, cardboard, or other suitable material and is of a size suitablefor the purpose for which the box is intended, which in this instance isfor receiving candy or other confectionery. A represents the bottom, B Bthe sides, 0 the top, and D the flap of the top.

The bottom A is provided at each end with an end piece A, which piecesare adapted to be folded up and on the ends of the box. Integral withthe end pieces A are the supplemental end pieces A which are adapted tobe folded down upon the contents of the box.

Each of the sides B B is provided at each end with a lock-strip B, inthe upper edge of which is formed an angular notch b, whereby the saidstrips are adapted to be secured in their locked position. A dividingslit or Serial No. 693,282. (No model.)

space separates each lock strip from the end pieces A A The top 0 isprovided at each end with a sealing or protective strip 0, which stripsare separated from the lock-strips B by a slit or space and creased attheir junction with the top 0 to permit the folding thereof. Thesecreases are represented inFig. 1 by dotted lines, which are also used torepresent the other creases on which the parts of the box are to befolded in setting up the box.

When the box is to be formed or set up, the ends A A are folded up in avertical posi tion. The sides B B are then similarly folded and thelock-strips B folded around the ends A A and secured together byinterlocking the parts b b, as shown in Fig. 2. The sealing-strips O. Gare bent down into the position shown in Fig. 2, and the box is formedreadyto receive its contents. When the box is filled, the supplementalend pieces A A are folded down thereon. The flap is then folded and thetop 0 pressed down upon the box, and the said flap is passed downbetween the side B and the edges of the end pieces A A Thesealing-strips O are received between the outer and inner lock-stripsBQB, thus securely protecting the ends of the box from being tamperedwith and also preventing the accidental opening of said ends and theconsequent spilling of the contents of the box. As is usual in suchdevices,'a label is pasted over the top and sides of the box ora stringor ribbon is passed about the same and suitably tied.

From the above description it will be seen that when the box is closedit is impossible to get access to the contents of the box through theends without mutilating the box, since the string or label must beremoved before the box can be opened and the sealing-strips removed.This is a very valuable and important feature of the invention andespecially adapts the box for use on railway-trains where the custom isto leave the boxes of candy in the hands of the prospective purchaserswhile the agent is going through the train. Furthermore, thesesealing-strips aid very materially in strengthening the ends of thebox,which are always the weakest parts in boxes of ordinaryconstruction, and prevent the collapse of the box when subjected toheavy pressure, as when packed together in large quantities, or to roughusage, as when thrown about in trains and elsewhere.

What I claim is- 1. The herein-described folding box, constructed from ablank having a bottom portion, end pieces connected with said bottomportion, side pieces connected with the sides of said bottom portion,lock-strips connected with each end of each of said side pieces, meansfor interlocking said side strips, a top piece connected with one ofsaid side pieces, a sealing-strip arranged at each end of said top pieceand inserted between the said lockstrips for sealing the ends of saidbox and a flap connected with said top piece and adapt ed to be passeddown between the said side piece and the edges of the lock-strips,substantially as described.

2. The herein-described folding box, constructed from a blank having abottom portion, end pieces connected with said bottom portion, sidepieces connected with the sides of said bottom portion, lock-stripsconnected with each end of each of said side pieces, an angular notchformed in the upper edge of each lock-strip for interlocking saidlockstrips, a top piece connected with one of said side pieces, asealing-strip arranged at each end of said top piece adjacent to theangular notch of the upper lock-strip and adapted to be passed downbetween the said lock-strips for sealing the ends of said box and a flapconnected with saidtop piece and adapted to be passed down between thesaid side piece and the edges of the said lock-strips, substantially asdescribed.

with each end of each of said side pieces, means for interlocking saidside strips, a top piece connected with one of said side pieces, asealing-strip arranged at each end of said top piece and insertedbetween the said lockstrips for sealing the ends of said box, saidsealing-strip being wider at one end than at the other, the said widerportion being located near the back of the box and a flap connected withsaid top piece and adapted to be passed down between the said side pieceand the edges of the lock-strips, substantially as described.

at. The herein-described folding box, constructed from a blank having abottom portion, end pieces connected with said bottom portion, sidepieces connected with the sides of said bottom portion, lock-stripsconnected with each end of each of said side pieces,an angular notchformed in the upper edge of each lock-strip for interlocking saidlock-strips',said locking-strips being of-a length equal to the width ofthe box and having squared ends, a top piece connected with one of saidside pieces, a sealing-strip arranged at each end of said top pieceadjacent to the angular notch of the upper lock strip and adapted to bepassed down between the said lock strips for sealing the ends of saidbox and a flap con nected with said top piece and adapted to be passeddown between the said side piece and the edges of the said lock-strips,substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in pres ence of the subscribing witnesses, this 11th day ofOctober, 1898.

ADALBERT JOSEPHSON.

\Vitnesses:

J AS. A. GRAY, M A. HUDsoN.

